Heaviest eggplant / aubergine

The heaviest aubergine (Solanum melongena) weighed 3.362 kg (7 lb 6.6 oz) and was grown by Peter Glazebrook (UK) for entry in the CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championships, held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK, on 22 September 2022.

Peter Glazebrook is from Halam in Nottinghamshire, and is one of the most accomplished growers of giant vegetables. He is currently in possession of Guinness World Records certificates for the heaviest cauliflower (27.48 kg) and potato (4.98 kg), and previous records have included heaviest carrot, onion and parsnip, and longest carrot, parsnip, beetroot and cucumber. The weight was confirmed by head judge Martyn Davis of the UK National Vegetable Society.